Sentences with phrase «so than some other cancers»

«More so than some other cancers, pancreatic cancers are what we call neurotropic, meaning that they tend to invade nerves,» explains Zheng.

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Sometimes I wonder if perhaps the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous have, at some point in its 76 year history, contained individuals who possessed the ability to do great things — cure cancer, revolutionize politics, or contribute other great things to society — but whose minds became so polluted with AA propaganda that they shut off their own brilliance and chose to spend the rest of their lives «making their sobriety their number one priority» and believing humility to be more valuable than fulfilling their potential and allowing their greatness to shine.

I don't believe that drugs are the way to go, so I can exclude coverage for anything other than holistic medicines and praying away cancer?

Americans generally eat way more meat than what their bodies can handle, and I'm quite sure that this is one of the major contributing factors to heart disease, cancer, and other diseases so prevalent in our society.

We know that they are under stress when they are fighting cancer or other diseases, so I wondered whether anything measureable could be seen if we put them under further stress with UVA light.We found that people with cancer have DNA which is more easily damaged by ultraviolet light than other people, so the test shows the sensitivity to damage of all the DNA — the genome — in a cell.»

More than 200 people have weighed in so far, many of them frustrated researchers, grant reviewers, and others inside and outside the cancer field.

«And they will tell me, «OK, Marcelo, you have a bad mutation over there, so you will be at risk to have more cancer than other people» — so it's my decision to accept that level of risk.»

The research suggests that reducing production of the protein, called myoferlin, affects cancer cells in two primary ways: by changing the activation of many genes involved in metastasis in favor of normal cell behavior, and by altering mechanical properties of cancer cells — including their shape and ability to invade — so they are more likely to remain nested together rather than breaking away to travel to other tissues.

«Part of what is most fascinating about this study is that the association between fruit and vegetables and mortality is greater than one would expect only on the basis of the relationships we find with cardiovascular disease and cancer, so it is conceivable that fruit and vegetables are beneficial in preventing other diseases and causes of death as well,» Aune said.

The findings, now published in PLOS Genetics, reveal how mice can actually mimic human breast cancer tissue and its genes, even more so than previously thought, as well as other cancers including lung, oral and esophagus.

More than half of all cancer chemotherapy treatments currently use platinum compounds, which were introduced nearly 40 years ago, so there is a need to explore the benefits which other precious metals could bring.

By pushing the boundaries of bioinformatics, a collaboration led by Mei - Chong Wendy Lee and Nader Pourmand at the University of California, Santa Cruz charted more than 80,000 pieces of RNA per new cancer cell — typically, single - cell studies by other approaches look at hundreds or so RNA pieces to distinguish fairly different cells from one another.

However, it remains unclear whether patients with these coexisting problems fare better or worse than other people when diagnosed with colorectal cancer, so Adams will use the American Society of Preventive Oncology / Prevent Cancer Foundation / ASCO 2010 Cancer Prevention Research fellowship to answer this quecancer, so Adams will use the American Society of Preventive Oncology / Prevent Cancer Foundation / ASCO 2010 Cancer Prevention Research fellowship to answer this queCancer Foundation / ASCO 2010 Cancer Prevention Research fellowship to answer this queCancer Prevention Research fellowship to answer this question.

Armstrong's photo has received more than 130 comments so far, many of them from other breast cancer patients who said they also noticed unusual dimples before their diagnosis.

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Many states have laws prohibiting the treatment of cancer with anything other than conventional therapies (surgery, radiation etc) so it has been difficult to set up clinical trials for nutrition.

Campbell spends a good portion of chapter three in The China Study arguing that protein provides a more compelling culprit than chemical carcinogens when it comes to cancer simply because the doses of protein used in his experiments were so much more realistic than the doses of chemicals used in most other studies.

The video discusses vitamin C from supplements, which can not only be a waste of money, but can be potentially detrimental to your health, particularly in large doses like vitamin A, see: http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/herbalife®-supplement-liver-toxicity/ There is also evidence that rather than protecting from disease, multivitamins can actually increase the risk of breast cancer: http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/multivitamin-supplements-and-breast-cancer/ Also, I wouldn't put so much emphasis on one particular «superfood», because there are many others that contribute to longevity, like cocoa (but of course without the milk and sugar that many folks tend to add for palatability), see: http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/kuna-indian-secret/ and: http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/new-antioxidant-superstars-2/.

So, in other words, if Americans would just get in the recommended amounts of fruits and veggies, it would not only provide carotenoids, but more than enough of all of them to produce the beneficial health outcomes, including reduced risks of cancer.

So rather than experiencing frank viral diseases such as the «flu, measles, mumps and rubella (and, in the case of dogs, parvovirus and distemper), we are allowing the viruses to win anyway — but with cancer, leukaemia and other inflammatory or autoimmune (self - attacking) diseases taking their place.

As far as if surgery will prolong his life - it entirely depends on the cell type of the cancer - just like with people, some act more aggressively than others, so if you can get a cell type with another FNA, your veterinarian can go over the odds with you.

These dogs are more prone to cancer than many other breeds, so that will be a concern you'll want to address in your regular visits with the veterinarian.

We decided to not do chemo as this cancer really has no good outcome: / So we took our vets advise and have him this medication, for pain and some vitamin C. Not saying this is what anyone should do but so far he's still with us... minor issue of urine accidents due to the tumours but other than that he's still our happy boySo we took our vets advise and have him this medication, for pain and some vitamin C. Not saying this is what anyone should do but so far he's still with us... minor issue of urine accidents due to the tumours but other than that he's still our happy boyso far he's still with us... minor issue of urine accidents due to the tumours but other than that he's still our happy boy!!

The biggest thing is making sure you can qualify for life insurance with SBLI, so lets cover (in general) what SBLI will and won't insure: SBLI Underwriting Uninsurable medical scenarios with SBLI: • Aids / HIV + status • ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) • Alzheimer's disease or dementia or significant cognitive impairments related to functionality • Cancer diagnosis within last 2 years • Chronic pain treatment, severe, receiving disability, narcotic use • Cirrhosis of the Liver • Congestive heart Failure • COPD / Emphysema or chronic bronchitis - Severe or with current nicotine use • Cystic Fibrosis • Defibrillator use • Depression, severe, recurrent or with multiple in - patient hospitalization history • Diabetes with co-morbidities that include significant cardiac disease, or impairment of renal function or mobility • Heart / Cardiac Disease - multiple vessels diagnosed within 2 years or any past history with current nicotine use • Muscular Dystrophy • Multiple Sclerosis, if symptoms progressing • Organ Transplants, in most scenarios • Quadriplegia • Pulmonary hypertension • Renal failure, Renal insufficiency - severe • Stroke within 1 year • Suicide attempt within 5 years • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs within six months, including gastric bypass Uninsurable non-medical scenarios: • Marijuana use, 4 or more times weekly • Substance abuse / misuse within last 5 years • Criminal activity - any history within the last 10 years • DUI, more than 2 or under age 25 if within 1 year • Unemployed (other than homemakers or retired) with minimal household income or dependent on SSI / disability benefits • Bankruptcy filing within 2 years • Liens / Judgements - outstanding activity that exceeds $ 50K

Complications to health factor into calculating life expectancy; so people with diabetes, heart disease, a history of cancer, or any other major illness are going to be rated lower than people in great health.

Fortunately, they are a generally healthy breed, so their vet costs will be low — however, there are studies underway to uncover why they die from certain cancers more than any other dog breed.